Sunday, November 4, 2012

My two worst fears when running in the park after dark.

#1 – Inadvertently stepping on something small and furry.
#2 – Inadvertently being stepped on by something big and furry.

Friday, November 2, 2012

At Sea Cloud Cruises they really go the extra nautical mile.

Branded champagne, branded toileteries, branded chocolates, branded slippers, branded bananas - it's their keen eye for detail that makes traveling with Sea Cloud Cruises so unique. I had the pleasure to spend a couple of days on board the River Cloud II, going from Frankfurt to Koblenz through the Rhine gorge, passing autumnal Riesling vineyards and picturesque rocks. Did I say "passing"? As far as I can remember we stopped in one or two places for morning wine tastings... Fortunately we were always back in time for lunch (that came with great wines). After a couple of hours of recovering from the exhausting day, we all gathered in the lounge for our afternoon wine tasting – that left us just enough time to slip into something less comfortable and walk over to the restaurant where they served us excellent five-course-dinners with complementing wines. A tough but tasty schedule. I'm really looking forward to my next trip: sailing from Valencia to Lissabon on the Sea Cloud II.